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Sioux Falls short-term rental rules

In Sioux Falls, a whole house rented by the day or week for more than 14 days a year, with no owner or manager staying there, needs a city permit. The city also tells you what to give guests and post inside.

Checked on Nov 11 2026 against the official pages below

The three things to know

PERMIT

A city short-term rental permit, $50 per address, needed once unless the owner or contacts change. Before approval: 2 hours of approved training (skipped if a licensed SD broker or manager runs it), a state sales tax license and a state Health Department lodging license.

DOOR NOTICE

A guest document, also posted somewhere easy to see inside, with an emergency number for you or your contact, the city's emergency and non-emergency numbers, the address, and one sentence the city wrote, word for word.

TAX

South Dakota 4.2% sales tax and 1.5% tourism tax, plus Sioux Falls 2% city sales tax, 1% BBB and 1% lodging tax on the state's 2026 chart: 9.7% added up. Stays of 28 days or more aren't taxed.

Print the door notice

Sioux Falls says hand this to guests and post it too (sec. 150.182). The last line is the city's own sentence; it prints on every copy. Anything you leave empty prints as a line to write on.

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SIOUX FALLS SHORT-TERM RENTAL

Guest information

Posted as required by Sioux Falls City Code sec. 150.182.

    Sioux Falls City Code sec. 150.182 (Ord. 109-23). Notice made free at headedin.com/stay/rules/sioux-falls/

    Prints one letter page. Post it somewhere guests can't miss, and give guests the same information (a copy in the welcome binder, or in your check-in message).

    What the rules say

    Who needs the permit
    "in its entirety to the public on a daily or weekly basis for more than 14 days in a calendar year and is not occupied by an owner or manager during the time of rental"Sec. 150.176, the definition of a short-term rental unit
    • No advertising or guests until the address is permitted (sec. 150.177(a)). One permit per building address.
    • Fee: $50 per address since July 1 2024 (sec. 150.177(d)). The city says it is needed once, unless the owner or contacts change.
    • Changes: tell the city in writing within 30 days.
    • Live more than 50 miles away? Name a contact who lives within 50 miles of the city (sec. 150.177(b)(2)).
    • Training: 2 hours of approved training before approval, unless a licensed SD broker or property manager runs the rental (sec. 150.177(e)).
    • State papers: a state sales tax license (unless a platform sends the tax for you) and a Health Department lodging license (sec. 150.177(f)). The Health Department's lodging license includes an inspection.
    • Losing it: suspension after two cited violations in a year (sec. 150.179); revocation at a fourth in three years (sec. 150.178).
    • Owner-occupied bed and breakfasts follow the zoning rules instead. Land just outside the city (up to 3 miles) has its own joint zoning rules (sec. 159.303).
    What has to be posted
    "(b) This information shall also be posted in a conspicuous location within the short-term rental unit."Sec. 150.182(b)

    The information, from sec. 150.182(a):

    1. An emergency phone number for the owner or their contact person.
    2. Emergency and non-emergency phone numbers for the City of Sioux Falls.
    3. The rental's physical address.
    4. This sentence: "Guests are expected to be courteous to all neighbors and to respect property boundaries."
    5. Anything else the planning director requires.

    Inside city limits, the code sets no guest limit or parking count for these rentals.

    Lodging taxes
    • South Dakota sales tax, 4.2%, with a license for each place of business. Renting 10 days a year or fewer is casual and not taxed. Stays of 28 days or more aren't taxed.
    • Tourism tax, 1.5% on lodging.
    • Sioux Falls, on the state's July-December 2026 chart: 2% city sales tax, 1% BBB tax and 1% lodging tax (City Code secs. 37.003-37.004).
    • Added up, that's 9.7%. The state's pages don't say whether your platform collects it, so ask the platform before you skip filing.

    House rules go in your listing

    For bookings made from Nov 20 2026, Airbnb wants every house rule in the listing itself; signs in the house can only repeat them. This notice only carries what Sioux Falls requires, so it adds no new rules. Put quiet hours, parking and the rest in your listing first.

    Official sources, read Nov 11 2026

    Plain-words summary, not legal advice. Rules and fees change, and the official page always wins. Checked Nov 11 2026.

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